It took him 32 carries, but Marshawn Lynch was able to crack the 100-yard mark last week for the second consecutive game. That’s the first time in his career he’s accomplished that feat, also running for 135 yards against the Dallas Cowboys the week prior.

A similar performance against the Rams this week would put his name in the Seahawks record books as just the second back in franchise history to rush for 100 or more yards in three consecutive games.

Shaun Alexander is the only Seahawks player to do it so far, and he did it twice – once in 2004, and again during his MVP season of 2005, when he also had a stretch of four straight games with 100 or more yards.

Lynch said he was more satisfied with the fact that Seattle managed to knock off Baltimore than he was with his own numbers.

The most impressive portion of Lynch’s back-to-back 100-yard games was unquestionably Seattle’s final drive last week, when the Seahawks ran out the final 5:52 to clinch a 22-17 win. Lynch touched the ball seven consecutive times on the drive, and picked up a couple of crucial first downs.

“Marshawn was down to his 33rd, 34th, or 35th touch of the day, whatever it was all the way up to 37, and he was running harder in the end than he was in the beginning and more effective,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “So I think the whole thing just fit together really nice and they were really excited about seizing that opportunity, and they did it.”

That much remains to be seen, of course. Starting rookie right guard John Moffitt tore his MCL and PCL in Sunday’s win over the Ravens and is out for the season. Starting rookie right tackle James Carpenter tore his ACL in a pass protection drill during Wednesday’s practice and is out for the season.

The injuries come at a particularly unfortunate time for a Seahawks offensive line that appeared to be turning the corner, a big part of the reason Lynch was able to rush for more than 100 yards in each of the last two games.

So in steps Paul McQuistan at guard and Breno Giacomini at tackle. Both have seen playing time this season, with McQuistan filling in for Robert Gallery when he was out with a groin injury while Giacomini split time with Carpenter early on.

The expectation doesn’t change even though the right side of Seattle’s line will be in surgery this week.

“The good news is the training is kicking in, the system and all that,” Cable said. “So it’s a negative thing in terms of having two young guys who were really starting to come into it and losing them, but at the same time those other guys are ready to go. We should move forward and continue to get better.”

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the injuries won’t change Seattle’s game plan, either, which has placed an increasing emphasis on running the ball.

“Those two guys look good together, so we’re not changing anything,” Carroll said of McQuistan and Giacomini. “We’re going to keep going and try to keep progressing and expect those guys to take advantage of this opportunity. Whenever somebody gets hurt our heart gets crushed a little bit for the guys, but the other side of it is opportunity – these guys have come to play here and this is why they’re here.”

Working in the Seahawks favor: the Rams are dead last in the NFL defending the run, allowing 150.6 yards per game.

3. Where’s the pressure?

Seattle’s one sack against the Ravens came from backup linebacker Malcolm Smith on a blitz. But otherwise, the Seahawks again struggled to get much of a pass rush against Joe Flacco, despite the fact that Baltimore threw the ball 53 times.

So the Seahawks enter this week’s game with just 14 team sacks, a total better than only two NFL teams.

Chris Clemons leads the team with five sacks, but he hasn’t had one since Week 7 against the Cleveland Browns.

Getting him re-started will be key if the Seahawks are to apply proper pressure to Rams quarterback Sam Bradford on Sunday.

“We mix more rushes of different kinds, entering different guys in the rushing game, pressures, we have to step up and get our numbers so that we can get some production,” Carroll said. “Last week we did not get much done. We had the one sack and a few pressures that were timely, but not as much as we need.”

4. Injury update

Three Seahawks players were concussed in last week’s win over the Ravens – receivers Doug Baldwin and Sidney Rice, and safety Kam Chancellor – but each of them is expected to return and play this week.

Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson didn’t throw during Friday’s practice because he threw on Thursday, but he’s also listed as probable and is expected to start despite continued soreness in his strained pectoral muscle.

Linebacker David Vobora is listed as probable after sitting out last week with a concussion. And Cameron Morrah is listed as probably after he missed last week’s game with a toe/knee ailment.

The status of safety Atari Bigby and Anthony Hargrove is still uncertain. Both suffered hamstring injuries against the Ravens, and both are listed as questionable this week. It will be a game-time decision for each of them.

Robinson is coming off what Carroll described as his best game as a Seahawk, doing a fine job of blocking Ray Lewis from the fullback position while causing two fumbles on the kickoff coverage team.

For Lynch to have another big day, Robinson is going to have to turn in a similar performance in the run-blocking game – especially with the Seahawks missing Moffitt and Carpenter.

Rams: RB Steven Jackson

The Seahawks have only allowed one player to rush for 100 yards against them this season, and that was DeMarco Murray of the Cowboys two weeks ago. Last week, the Ravens didn’t even bother trying, giving the ball to star running back Ray Rice just five times.

And Jackson has never cracked the 100-yard mark against the Seahawks. Will this be the first time? Or will Seattle’s stingy run defense continue to build upon its reputation?

Jackson has been coming on of late, rushing for at least 128 yards in each of St. Louis’ last three games.